How common is the last name Allen?

465,583 people in the United States have the last name Allen, about 1 in 642. It ranks #35 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ALLEN

#35

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
465,583
About
1 in 642
This common or more
10.1%
Who bears it

Of the 465,583 people with the last name Allen, 64.8% reported their origin as White, 25.6% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Allen

#33 Hall · 470,080#34 Young · 468,920#36 King · 453,539#37 Wright · 443,210

Spelled almost the same

6 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Allen, most common first.

#3,328 Allan · 10,607#15,969 Allyn · 1,755#29,804 Allin · 842#47,272 Alen · 484#78,873 Allem · 261#86,153 Allon · 233

Also a first name

As a first name, Allen ranks #332 of 53,615, with 166,924 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1951, with 5,203 births. See Allen as a first name

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